Europa League 2009/10 thread

Weather130 · 01-07-2009, 11:51 PM

The tournament is about to start tomorrow with the 1st leg of the 23 first qualifying round games! Here is the draw that I am borrowing from a previous thread in this forum because of its wonderful formatting. That was this thread British Clubs in Europa

First qualifying round
1 FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk (BLR) v FK Sutjeska (MNE)
2 FC Lahti (FIN) v KS Dinamo Tirana (ALB)
3 FK Vetra (LTU) v CS Grevenmacher (LUX)
4 Rosenborg BK (NOR) v NSI Runavík (ISL)
5 Haladás FC (HUN) v FC Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ)
6 Sligo Rovers FC (IRL) v KS Vllaznia (ALB)
7 FC Olimpi Rustavi (GEO) v B36 Tórshavn (FRO)
8 Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP) v UN Käerjéng 97 (LUX)
9 NK Slaven Koprivnica (CRO) v Birkirkara FC (MLT)
10 FC Zimbru Chisinau (MDA) v FC Okzheptes Kokshetau (KAZ)
11 Lisburn Distillery FC (NIR) v FC Zestafoni (GEO)
12 Helsingborgs IF (SWE) v FC MIKA (ARM)
13 Valletta FC (MLT) v Keflavik (ISL)
14 FC Dinaburg (LVA) v JK Nõmme Kalju (EST)
15 FK Buducnost Podgorica (MNE) v KSP Polonia Warszawa (POL)
16 NK Rudar Velenje (SVN) v JK Trans Narva (EST)
17 Motherwell FC (SCO) v Llanelli AFC (WAL)
18 NK Široki Brijeg (BIH) v FC Banants (ARM)
19 FC Spartak Trnava (SVK) v FC Inter Baki (AZE)
20 FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) v FK Renova (MKD)
21 Randers FC (DEN) v Linfield FC (NIR)
22 Simurq PFC (AZE) v Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
23 The New Saints FC (WAL) v Fram Reykjavík (ISL)
Matches played on 2 and 9 July

Second qualifying round
Winners Match 4 v FK Qarabag (AZE)
FC Paços de Ferreira (POR) v Winners Match 10
Winners Match 15 v AC Juvenes-Dogana (SMR)
SK Sturm Graz (AUT) v Winners Match 18
FC Basel 1893 (SUI) v FC Santa Coloma (AND)
FC Honka Espoo (FIN) v Bangor City FC (WAL)
MSK Zilina (SVK) v FC Dacia Chi?inau (MDA)
Winners Match 8 v FK Petrovac (MNE)
Saint Patrick's Athletic FC (IRL) v Winners Match 13
AC Omonia (CYP) v HB Tórshavn (FRO)
NK Gorica (SVN) v Winners Match 2
SK Sigma Olomouc (CZE) v Winners Match 23
Legia Warszawa (POL) v Winners Match 7
Falkirk FC (SCO) v FC Vaduz (LIE)
IF Elfsborg (SWE) v Winners Match 5
SK Rapid Wien (AUT) v Winners Match 6
FC Naftan Novopolotsk (BLR) v KAA Gent (BEL)
SK Liepajas Metalurgs (LVA) v FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
FC Differdange 03 (LUX) v HNK Rijeka (CRO)
FK Suduva (LTU) v Winners Match 21
Winners Match 3 v HJK Helsinki (FIN)
FK Milano (MKD) v Winners Match 9
Winners Match 20 v Tromso IL (NOR)
KR Reykjavik (ISL) v Larissa FC (GRE)
Brondby IF (DEN) v FC Flora (EST)
Aalborg BK (DEN) v FK Slavija Sarajevo (BIH)
FC Steaua Bucuresti (ROU) v Ujpest FC (HUN)
FC Metalurh Donetsk (UKR) v Winners Match 1
FK Rabotnicki (MKD) v Crusaders FC (NIR)
Winners Match 22 v Winners Match 14
NAC Breda (NED) v FC Gandzasar Kapan (ARM)
PFC Cherno More Varna (BUL) v FC Iskra-Stali (MDA)
FBK Kaunas (LTU) v FK Sevojno (SRB)
KS Flamurtari (ALB) v Winners Match 17
Winners Match 11 v Winners Match 12
Skonto FC (LVA) v Derry City FC (IRL)
Sliema Wanderers FC (MLT) v Maccabi Netanya FC (ISR)
FC Tobol Kostanay (KAZ) v Galatasaray A? (TUR)
Winners Match 16 v FK Crvena Zvezda (SRB)
FK Sarajevo (BIH) v Winners Match 19

More information can be found here UEFA Europa League 2009â€“10 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Matieo10 · 02-07-2009, 12:31 AM

Look at you Weather

early bird as always, good job.

Weather130 · 02-07-2009, 01:16 AM

Hopefully a good bit of posting gets done here tomorrow. Some of these opening fixtures are interesting. My list of fixtures to watch are the following;

NSI Runavik v Rosenborg
Anorthosis v Kaerjeng
Buducnost v Polonia Warsaw
Motherwell v Llanelli
Spartak Trnava v Inter Baku
Randers v Linfield
Fram v The New Saints

I am interested to see if Inter Baku is actually any good as they lost only one game last season in the Azerbaijan Premier League but still could only manage a 2nd place finish. Whoever wins the Buducnost v Polonia Warsaw tie seems to be very lucky because they get the San Marino Cup winner in the next round.

HASSARD2004 · 02-07-2009, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Weather130

Lisburn Distillery FC (NIR) v FC Zestafoni (GEO)

I'm going to watch this match later on this evening.

steve1892 · 02-07-2009, 03:09 PM

Skonto FC (LVA) v Derry City FC (IRL)

HASSARD2004 · 02-07-2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by steve1892

Skonto FC (LVA) v Derry City FC (IRL)

Oh, are you a Derry City fan then?

steve1892 · 02-07-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by HASSARD2004

Oh, are you a Derry City fan then?

Yeah, you could say that. Born raised living in Derry. Try go to games when I can. Most FAI games are on Friday nights so bit of a hassle to go to all. Hoping to get to this game at the Brandywell though. When PSG were here a few years back it was good so....

HASSARD2004 · 02-07-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by steve1892

Yeah, you could say that. Born raised living in Derry. Try go to games when I can. Most FAI games are on Friday nights so bit of a hassle to go to all. Hoping to get to this game at the Brandywell though. When PSG were here a few years back it was good so....

Yeah, Friday night matches could be a bit awkward indeed.

But that match tonight should be good.

Ah, i remember Derry City's game against PSG - i listened to it on the radio.

It was on my birthday.

AyrshireDon · 02-07-2009, 06:19 PM

Come on Motherwell lets see you beat the welsh minnows. i wouldn't take Skonto lightly guys these latvian teams are full of tanks (as quoted by the latvian "now a UK citazen" i work with)

Scottish N Proud · 02-07-2009, 08:52 PM

Poor Linfield

AyrshireDon · 02-07-2009, 08:57 PM

bloody hell motherwell switched off and the oppo scored. poor Gannon lost 7 of his best players and this is his first competitve match

scottish- you should be suporting all british teams i even will celtic to win when in europe.

Scottish N Proud · 03-07-2009, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by AyrshireDon

bloody hell motherwell switched off and the oppo scored. poor Gannon lost 7 of his best players and this is his first competitve match

scottish- you should be suporting all british teams i even will celtic to win when in europe.

Supporting linfield? No thanks.

MG3000 · 03-07-2009, 02:09 AM

Wow, Lisburn really got tanked didn't they? I thought they would've done a bit better against their opponents, but clearly not.

Linfield, heard they were doing well until Randers scored, a goal against the run of play apparently, and then it went downhill.

Sligo... it's tough to see them advancing now. They'll have to score two goals without reply in Albania. Still, Vllaznia will have to play their reserve keeper because their main keeper got sent off tonight. Reading the reports, Sligo where perhaps a bit unlucky not to get a draw, but it's a pretty uphill task now.

And it looks like St Pat's have a trip to Malta lined up right now.

Wexicoish · 03-07-2009, 02:19 AM

linfield are worse than rangers imo

Weather130 · 03-07-2009, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by MG3000

Wow, Lisburn really got tanked didn't they? I thought they would've done a bit better against their opponents, but clearly not.

Lisburn has a valid excuse for their performance today. Their goalkeeper was out on holiday.

Actually if I read the preview right on soccernet it seems their four best keepers/defenders were on holiday and someone made their debut in the nets today.

MG3000 · 03-07-2009, 07:40 PM

That seems to be the norm with Northern Irish teams, some of their first team players go on holiday during their European matches.

Danaldinho · 03-07-2009, 07:56 PM

im happy west ham missed out on 7th this season coz we dont have enough depth in the squad to have decent campaign and we would of just picked up more injuries for the prem the only upside would of been the extra money from it

AyrshireDon · 03-07-2009, 08:04 PM

I think the cup starts far too early also i recon it should just be knockout all the way through with no away goal and ALL teams put into the first round also NO CL REJECTS its a disgrace if they lose they enter the lesser cup.

BohsEvolution08 · 03-07-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Weather130

Lisburn has a valid excuse for their performance today. Their goalkeeper was out on holiday.

Actually if I read the preview right on soccernet it seems their four best keepers/defenders were on holiday and someone made their debut in the nets today.

Thats really shows dedication does'nt it. Why would you not take up the chance of experiencing european football

Weather130 · 03-07-2009, 08:50 PM

1st qualifying round 1st leg statistics

66 goals scored (2.87 per match)
6 penalties given (5 converted)
2 own goals
4 red cards

Leading scorers: (nationality/name/team/total)

Georgian, Giorgi Merreladze, Olimpi Megreladze 2
Brazilian, Rafael, FC Lahti 2
Slovak, Vladimír Kozuch, Spartak Trnava 2
Lithuanian, Evaldas Grigaitis, FK Vėtra 2
Greek, Nikolaos Frousos, Anorthosis Famagusta 2
Croatian, Dario Zahora, Rosenborg 2
Georgian, Nikoloz Gelashvili, Zestaponi 2
Georgian, Shota Grigalashvili, Zestaponi 2
Swedish, Henrik Larsson, Helsingborgs IF 2

I plan to keep these stats cumulative in the future.

Gorayfle · 03-07-2009, 09:56 PM

I read that Jordi Cruyff had a hell of a game for........I don't remember the name but I'd like to see him in the group stages.

AyrshireDon · 03-07-2009, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Weather130

Lisburn has a valid excuse for their performance today. Their goalkeeper was out on holiday.

Actually if I read the preview right on soccernet it seems their four best keepers/defenders were on holiday and someone made their debut in the nets today.

well imo its too early to start the first round and this proves it players deserve a small holiday before pre season.

Weather130 · 04-07-2009, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by AyrshireDon

well imo its too early to start the first round and this proves it players deserve a small holiday before pre season.

The start of July is rather early for these tournaments. It just seems that the Europa League is too big. I am not sure giving these weaker confederations more spots is the answer. The teams from Moldova, Luxembourg, Georgia, Kazakhstan, etc. never really get close to the group stage and just make more games needed to play this out.

AyrshireDon · 04-07-2009, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Weather130

The start of July is rather early for these tournaments. It just seems that the Europa League is too big. I am not sure giving these weaker confederations more spots is the answer. The teams from Moldova, Luxembourg, Georgia, Kazakhstan, etc. never really get close to the group stage and just make more games needed to play this out.

Its good for those teams but i recon it should just be knockout all the way through with no away goal and ALL teams put into the first round also NO CL REJECTS its a disgrace if they lose they enter the lesser cup. Start the cup in Ausust i say

MG3000 · 04-07-2009, 01:10 AM

ALL the teams at the start...

I agree about it being a straight knockout (would set it apart from the CL), but if all teams entered from the start, you're looking at just under 160 teams, this does not include CL rejects.

Would that work? Seems very big...

01-07-2009, 11:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Weather130 Elite Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: State College, PA USA Age: 21 Gender: Male Posts: 5,558	Europa League 2009/10 thread The tournament is about to start tomorrow with the 1st leg of the 23 first qualifying round games! Here is the draw that I am borrowing from a previous thread in this forum because of its wonderful formatting. That was this thread British Clubs in Europa First qualifying round 1 FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk (BLR) v FK Sutjeska (MNE) 2 FC Lahti (FIN) v KS Dinamo Tirana (ALB) 3 FK Vetra (LTU) v CS Grevenmacher (LUX) 4 Rosenborg BK (NOR) v NSI Runavík (ISL) 5 Haladás FC (HUN) v FC Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ) 6 Sligo Rovers FC (IRL) v KS Vllaznia (ALB) 7 FC Olimpi Rustavi (GEO) v B36 Tórshavn (FRO) 8 Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP) v UN Käerjéng 97 (LUX) 9 NK Slaven Koprivnica (CRO) v Birkirkara FC (MLT) 10 FC Zimbru Chisinau (MDA) v FC Okzheptes Kokshetau (KAZ) 11 Lisburn Distillery FC (NIR) v FC Zestafoni (GEO) 12 Helsingborgs IF (SWE) v FC MIKA (ARM) 13 Valletta FC (MLT) v Keflavik (ISL) 14 FC Dinaburg (LVA) v JK Nõmme Kalju (EST) 15 FK Buducnost Podgorica (MNE) v KSP Polonia Warszawa (POL) 16 NK Rudar Velenje (SVN) v JK Trans Narva (EST) 17 Motherwell FC (SCO) v Llanelli AFC (WAL) 18 NK Široki Brijeg (BIH) v FC Banants (ARM) 19 FC Spartak Trnava (SVK) v FC Inter Baki (AZE) 20 FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) v FK Renova (MKD) 21 Randers FC (DEN) v Linfield FC (NIR) 22 Simurq PFC (AZE) v Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) 23 The New Saints FC (WAL) v Fram Reykjavík (ISL) Matches played on 2 and 9 July Second qualifying round Winners Match 4 v FK Qarabag (AZE) FC Paços de Ferreira (POR) v Winners Match 10 Winners Match 15 v AC Juvenes-Dogana (SMR) SK Sturm Graz (AUT) v Winners Match 18 FC Basel 1893 (SUI) v FC Santa Coloma (AND) FC Honka Espoo (FIN) v Bangor City FC (WAL) MSK Zilina (SVK) v FC Dacia Chi?inau (MDA) Winners Match 8 v FK Petrovac (MNE) Saint Patrick's Athletic FC (IRL) v Winners Match 13 AC Omonia (CYP) v HB Tórshavn (FRO) NK Gorica (SVN) v Winners Match 2 SK Sigma Olomouc (CZE) v Winners Match 23 Legia Warszawa (POL) v Winners Match 7 Falkirk FC (SCO) v FC Vaduz (LIE) IF Elfsborg (SWE) v Winners Match 5 SK Rapid Wien (AUT) v Winners Match 6 FC Naftan Novopolotsk (BLR) v KAA Gent (BEL) SK Liepajas Metalurgs (LVA) v FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) FC Differdange 03 (LUX) v HNK Rijeka (CRO) FK Suduva (LTU) v Winners Match 21 Winners Match 3 v HJK Helsinki (FIN) FK Milano (MKD) v Winners Match 9 Winners Match 20 v Tromso IL (NOR) KR Reykjavik (ISL) v Larissa FC (GRE) Brondby IF (DEN) v FC Flora (EST) Aalborg BK (DEN) v FK Slavija Sarajevo (BIH) FC Steaua Bucuresti (ROU) v Ujpest FC (HUN) FC Metalurh Donetsk (UKR) v Winners Match 1 FK Rabotnicki (MKD) v Crusaders FC (NIR) Winners Match 22 v Winners Match 14 NAC Breda (NED) v FC Gandzasar Kapan (ARM) PFC Cherno More Varna (BUL) v FC Iskra-Stali (MDA) FBK Kaunas (LTU) v FK Sevojno (SRB) KS Flamurtari (ALB) v Winners Match 17 Winners Match 11 v Winners Match 12 Skonto FC (LVA) v Derry City FC (IRL) Sliema Wanderers FC (MLT) v Maccabi Netanya FC (ISR) FC Tobol Kostanay (KAZ) v Galatasaray A? (TUR) Winners Match 16 v FK Crvena Zvezda (SRB) FK Sarajevo (BIH) v Winners Match 19 More information can be found here UEFA Europa League 2009â€“10 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Matieo10 EA Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Estádio do Dragão Gender: Private Posts: 18,968 Blog Entries: 3	Look at you Weather early bird as always, good job. __________________ Wir trauern um Robert Enke \| 24.08.77 - 10.11.09 RIP

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AyrshireDon Elite Join Date: May 2009 Location: Noochie South Ayrshire Age: 20 Gender: Male Posts: 5,292 Blog Entries: 2	Come on Motherwell lets see you beat the welsh minnows. i wouldn't take Skonto lightly guys these latvian teams are full of tanks (as quoted by the latvian "now a UK citazen" i work with) __________________ Fraser Fyvie the Gingermaestro

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AyrshireDon Elite Join Date: May 2009 Location: Noochie South Ayrshire Age: 20 Gender: Male Posts: 5,292 Blog Entries: 2	bloody hell motherwell switched off and the oppo scored. poor Gannon lost 7 of his best players and this is his first competitve match scottish- you should be suporting all british teams i even will celtic to win when in europe. __________________ Fraser Fyvie the Gingermaestro

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MG3000 Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 20 Gender: Male Posts: 706	Wow, Lisburn really got tanked didn't they? I thought they would've done a bit better against their opponents, but clearly not. Linfield, heard they were doing well until Randers scored, a goal against the run of play apparently, and then it went downhill. Sligo... it's tough to see them advancing now. They'll have to score two goals without reply in Albania. Still, Vllaznia will have to play their reserve keeper because their main keeper got sent off tonight. Reading the reports, Sligo where perhaps a bit unlucky not to get a draw, but it's a pretty uphill task now. And it looks like St Pat's have a trip to Malta lined up right now. __________________ It's legendary to be Irish, but it's a deadset miracle to be a Dub.

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Weather130 Elite Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: State College, PA USA Age: 21 Gender: Male Posts: 5,558	Hopefully a good bit of posting gets done here tomorrow. Some of these opening fixtures are interesting. My list of fixtures to watch are the following; NSI Runavik v Rosenborg Anorthosis v Kaerjeng Buducnost v Polonia Warsaw Motherwell v Llanelli Spartak Trnava v Inter Baku Randers v Linfield Fram v The New Saints I am interested to see if Inter Baku is actually any good as they lost only one game last season in the Azerbaijan Premier League but still could only manage a 2nd place finish. Whoever wins the Buducnost v Polonia Warsaw tie seems to be very lucky because they get the San Marino Cup winner in the next round.

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steve1892 Forum Guru Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ireland Age: 18 Gender: Male Posts: 1,585	Skonto FC (LVA) v Derry City FC (IRL)

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Wexicoish Elite Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Escocia........ Lemons: 8 Age: 18 Gender: Male Posts: 8,735	linfield are worse than rangers imo __________________ -Lonely Hearts Club-

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MG3000 Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 20 Gender: Male Posts: 706	That seems to be the norm with Northern Irish teams, some of their first team players go on holiday during their European matches. __________________ It's legendary to be Irish, but it's a deadset miracle to be a Dub.

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Danaldinho Elite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Bobby Moore Stand Lower Age: 18 Gender: Male Posts: 5,963	im happy west ham missed out on 7th this season coz we dont have enough depth in the squad to have decent campaign and we would of just picked up more injuries for the prem the only upside would of been the extra money from it __________________

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AyrshireDon Elite Join Date: May 2009 Location: Noochie South Ayrshire Age: 20 Gender: Male Posts: 5,292 Blog Entries: 2	I think the cup starts far too early also i recon it should just be knockout all the way through with no away goal and ALL teams put into the first round also NO CL REJECTS its a disgrace if they lose they enter the lesser cup. __________________ Fraser Fyvie the Gingermaestro

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Weather130 Elite Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: State College, PA USA Age: 21 Gender: Male Posts: 5,558	1st qualifying round 1st leg statistics 66 goals scored (2.87 per match) 6 penalties given (5 converted) 2 own goals 4 red cards Leading scorers: (nationality/name/team/total) Georgian, Giorgi Merreladze, Olimpi Megreladze 2 Brazilian, Rafael, FC Lahti 2 Slovak, Vladimír Kozuch, Spartak Trnava 2 Lithuanian, Evaldas Grigaitis, FK Vėtra 2 Greek, Nikolaos Frousos, Anorthosis Famagusta 2 Croatian, Dario Zahora, Rosenborg 2 Georgian, Nikoloz Gelashvili, Zestaponi 2 Georgian, Shota Grigalashvili, Zestaponi 2 Swedish, Henrik Larsson, Helsingborgs IF 2 I plan to keep these stats cumulative in the future. Last edited by Weather130; 03-07-2009 at 08:53 PM..

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Gorayfle Elite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NY Gender: Male Posts: 6,929	I read that Jordi Cruyff had a hell of a game for........I don't remember the name but I'd like to see him in the group stages. __________________ "For me beauty comes first, victory is seconday and what really matters is joy." -Socrates Brasileiro

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MG3000 Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 20 Gender: Male Posts: 706	ALL the teams at the start... I agree about it being a straight knockout (would set it apart from the CL), but if all teams entered from the start, you're looking at just under 160 teams, this does not include CL rejects. Would that work? Seems very big... __________________ It's legendary to be Irish, but it's a deadset miracle to be a Dub.